Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hey,

Thinking of buying a wrecked TB42 GQ for spare parts, i currently have a TD42 GQ. Just wondering whats parts are interchangable, mainly is the gearbox a straight swap? I imagine everything else in the driveline, diffs etc are exactly the same?

Cheers

Josh

just throw a spanner over all the lines, mine was leaking at the main incoming, from the tank, line a while back. I first noticed when it became harder to start, just needed to be nipped up.

trailing arms, go for it, just only do it one end though, otherwise be ready for the clunk clunk clunk

after the fit air intake part, unplug fuel solenoid from injector pump and crank for 20 sec, gets oil all through the turbo before starting for the first time, will make your turbo last alot longer

Ive seen more than one shit 5th gear from towing in top gear. My mates ended up been able to only get 3rd, but was just all the bits fromk 5th jamming everythin up

A man train? that festival is coming up soon in sydney i think you would be better off there.

p.s you disgust me

The through-out bearing is a different size to. I'm sure you could easily work around this though, just something to look at.

I tried to use my mates GQ throughout bearing after waiting for over 4 weeks for nissan to order me one for my GU. No way it was fitting on there

just got mine done - $2k fitted :!: PS - the td4s flywheel is machinable (ie not a dual mass one) they are only on the 3lts... i think I machined my flywheel td42, no dramas with safari tuff clutch. 12 pound boost. fitting is a major pita on GU, i modified my firewall, big hammer :twisted: to get ...

get a 3" exhaust run 12 pound it will put a smile on your face, still get 14/100 driving like an idiot

Most of your questions have been answered in another post over the last 2 days

http://carl.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic.php?t=95146

Long wheel base wont need adjustable arms

be prepared for viabrations with 5in on a shorty. Some get lucky bogged. mine only had a slight vibration if i didn't grease the shaft every month or so. I didn't have gearbox packers either. Can't help ya too much on what to do with the lowers, i just got new ones $300 pair. have seen people weld ...

Running 12 psi you might get close to keeping up with an old v6 Much nicer to drive than a 6 though, heaps of low down torque

Adjustable upper arms worked better for me because it keeps the wheel more centralised when at full compression. But get your lower arms strengthened anyway, have seen way too many people snap lower arms then diff rotates and there goes ya pinion as well. Apart from that all the gear you mentioned ...

I used standard shaft in my shorty with a 5 inch lift. Just got adjustable upper arms ( just over $300 for pair) It still had a very slight vibration if the grease wasn't kept up to it. It is beter to shorten your upper arms than lengthen the lowers as it will keep your tyre central in the arch at ...

Just for anyone interested in Brisbane. Men At Work exhausts in capalaba do a 3 inch dump pipe and press bent system fully fitted for $375. I got mine done a couple of weeks back and it made a big difference to performance. So for someone looking for something a bit cheaper it's not too bad. After ...

2000 GU ute can get anywhere between 10 - 15l\100k's most of the time it's nearer 15, city driving makes me aggresive

88 GQ shorty on 35's used to average 12- 13

just be carefull of them coming loose. I had one of mine come loose on the road once, so then i only ran them offroad and regularly checked them. One time i had checked them then done about 30 min of medium difficulty 4by then got on a dirt road hit 70kph going round a slight bend, then boom. back ...

I want to get some tool boxes made up for under my tray, between cab and wheel. Can anyone recomend some places to call in brisbane?

Thanks

Had 33' buckshots on my old GQ ute, was happy with them but they didn't last very long, i did drive that car hard both on and off road.

I've now got bighorns on my GU ute, i've only had them a week so can't comment on wear but happy so far. $275 for 285/75 r16

For a tourer remember fuel economy. As Mad Cruiser said, what gearing you running and are you prepared to change it. I have a TD 80 series and went from 12 l/100km on 31s to 17 l/100km with 33's so there is a big consideration there if you do a lot of k's. (I do and it hurts at the pump). However ...

ARB bullbar off my old leaf sprung GQ fit nice and neat onto mates MK just needed to drill two new holes in bullbar, looks very similar to pic above.

GQ wagon, high miler or blown engine, maybe even some damage at rear, from an auction should be well under $4000. Cut into dual/extra cab, make your own tray. If you get a wagon with the small motor you get diff ratios well suited to the big rubber, and you don't care what original motor is in ...

H260 is the big diff right? My old ute had the big one and from top of pumpkin to very bottom was over 300mm

radial claws are good. got some 33's yesterday for $305 fitted and balanced, and a free micky T hat too

The only reason to get one would be so that you can clean and reuse, and i've heard that finer filter works better at keeping dust out.

stormpatrol what size tyres are you running? also have you checked that your getting good vacum at the master cylinder

After driving a mates 40 series ute for 30 min or so my diesel shorty felt like a rocket ship floating on a sheet of air.

had a set on my GQ ute. they didn't seem to last as long as some other tyres but i didn't exactly treat the tyres the best and at $195 each fitted and balanced there worth the money if thats what your after

fella i know has 6.2 litre V8 chev diesel in a 75 series ute it is about the same as turbo diesel patrol ute with 3 inch exhuast and 8 psi boost. in a drag race there pretty much even. not sure on pulling power though

My old suzi was running like sh!t backfiring and stuff and mech told me it was probably a sticky valve, anyway i went wheeling the weekend after and revved the crap out of it on a hill climb. Then it was all good never backfired again.